Vivien’s Rain is one family’s tale of a daughter’s early battle with epilepsy. In confronting the realities of Vivien’s health, Mike and Nicole Knox confront their own inner demons as well—his as an adopted child, hers as a biracial woman with significant hearing loss. Where some couples buckle, Mike and Nicole work together to shore themselves against the unknowable challenge and prevail.

For just a few, brief days on the Pacific Crest Trail, Matt Murphy fell in love and came to understand what was really important in life – until the woman he fell in love with died.
Where that left him, Matt couldn’t know. His only recourse would be to meet the man who had first married his love and understand what that love had meant to him.
The results of which could change Matt’s life forever…

The death of a child is devastating. Parents find much difficulty in coping with this kind of tragedy. However, men in our culture are taught not to express emotiion, and their feelings are often overlooked as they try to be the strong male figure that does not fall apart.

This is a multi-themed collection by the talented group of writers known as Top Writers Block. Written on themes of "Mountains/Rainbows" and "Lonesome/Coping/Too Much" give this collection of short stories and poems a try. You'll find work from Suzy Stewart Dubot, Tracey Howard, Melissa A. Szydlek, Alan Naylor, and David H. Keith.

That moment. . .
That moment when you feel like giving up but you're just so damn curious. That's good. Embrace it. Pick up a pen, a paintbrush ,a musical instrument and let your heart bleed. But don't you give up! That moment. . . Let it out. Let everyone see. You deserve to be heard. You deserve to see what tomorrow brings!
~Tina Taylor ~

This short story serves as a memoir to reflect a personal experience during my childhood. This memoir explores the effects of a parent's deeply rooted mental illness on their children from a child and adult’s perspective.

A man is waiting on his wife hand and foot, as he has done for decades. But the years have brought sickness and the possibility of death, which also brings guilt at a future finally free from constant servitude. But that freedom comes in a way he had never foreseen.

Have you ever felt like you were in the direct path of disaster, over and over again and there was nothing you could do about it? This is my journey through those feelings, why I felt that way and what I did to alleviate the trauma.

This 32-day program offers techniques and exercises for dealing with life's inevitable downturns, whether it be simple tension headaches, cancer, or other maladies that may affect your well being. Bring yourself back to stress-free living with exercises in meditation, positive self-talk, guided imagery, visualization techniques, journaling, prayer and more!

Relationships are hard, but they don’t need to be. Discover how to start making relationships easier. Denise Onofrey, The Relationship Strategist, provides insights into the self-limiting rules that create dis-ease and dis-connection in our relationships. Learn how you arrived at where you are now, and begin to shape the relationships you desire most, by taking control where YOU matter most.